Criminality
Author : Charles Dickens (1812-1870)
Title : Illustrations and excerpts from the novels of Charles Dickens: The Pickwick Papers (1836-7); Oliver Twist (1837-9); A Christmas Carol (1843); Martin Chuzzlewit (1843-4); Little Dorrit (1855-7).
Keywords: Dickens. Poor Law. Prison. Murder.
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Charles Dickens grew up in poverty after his father was imprisoned in a debtor’s prison. These early experiences shaped his novels, and partially explain their focus on the poor and the dispossessed.
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